Etsy shop open!

here to reblog way too much about fiber arts and sometimes promote my etsy that i have

[mars-crochets]

commission me on etsy!

Etsy shop linked here

Tiktok linked here

Instagram linked here

[haveyoutriedrebootingit]

Friendly neighborhood tech support cryptid here with today's advice:

Do not use your school or work email to sign up for things, unless they are specifically school or work related.

This is not a "they are watching you" thing, although with your work email there's an element of that, it's a "you might not have access to this email later" thing.

Your best bet is to open two gmail (or any other long-standing free email) accounts. One, you use to sign up for stuff. The other you use to talk to people. You may occasionally use the first to talk to companies, but it's going to fill up with spam soooo goddamn fast-- even just from the people you signed up for.

But the point is that this email address will be available if you drop out/quit, get kicked out/fired, or graduate. Yes, I know a lot of colleges give free email for life to alumni. That can change, especially as most of those colleges haven't thought about the server/storage costs of such a promise in perpetuity. If you do have such an email, you'll want to sign into it regularly, if only too see if the school has sent you a notice explaining what you need to do to keep this email, and what date you need to do it by, and how apathetic they're going to be if you didn't read it and lost the email.

You can't reset the password for an email you can't access, so don't provide an email that can be taken away from you with little or no notice. (When I got laid off from my job at a fortune 500 company, I had twenty minutes before they shut off my email.)

I would say 5% of the calls I take are people who desperately need access to an email that no longer exists, because they signed up for something important with it, and now they can't reset their password.

(And don't use your phone number if someone else is paying for the phone. Maaaaybe if it's your parents, and you're really cool with them, and you know they're going to let you take the number if you get your own plan.)

[haveyoutriedrebootingit]

#do not store important OC documents on your school account#don't use that email for shit like google drive

Yeah, this too.

[haveyoutriedrebootingit]

I'm going to reblog this every time I take a call where I have to explain to someone that their email no longer exists, causing them to complain that they need it to access something vitally important.

[oscar-out-of-a-suitcase]

Mykhailo Bilas (1924–2016) Tapestry "Oh, I Spin, I Spin" (2007), "Forest Song" (1984) Ukrainian artist known for his breathtaking tapestries and textile art. Inspired by folk traditions, his works burst with color, intricate patterns, and a deep love for Ukrainian culture.

[mars-crochets]

Starting a new blue-ombré spin

[wellwhiskey]

embroidery from peacockandpinecones my friends and I have been losing our minds over all morning.

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

[mars-crochets]

aaaand- we’re done!

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No blocking board? No problem!

[mars-crochets]

Testing out the electronic eel wheel :D now i want one lmao

[mars-crochets]

Some photos from the Oxford Fiber Festival this weekend! And the links to some of the yarn shops I found there:

String Theory Colorworks

Cesium Yarn

Brickhouse Fiber Arts

Yarn Adventure Truck (i got to test out their electronic spinning wheel and. now i need a spinning wheel lmao)

[bookshelfdreams]

Is anyone going to Munich Knits (30.11.&01.12.) by any chance?

[comfortabletextiles]

I'll go 👋

[mcbadger]

@bronzeagecrafts and i were talking about going too

[bronzeagecrafts]

ye ye I‘m in!!

[swords-n-spindles]

Crying and weeping that I can't be there :( :( :( :(

[mars-crochets]

spiderweb top dropped! go get ‘em folks

Handmade crocheted spiderweb top. Constructed from scratch by Mars from MarsCrocheting. Perfect to wear with Halloween and other spooky seas

[mars-crochets]

the way taking all these listing pictures has absolutely obliterated my camera roll

[mars-crochets]

Want your own pair of custom crocheted sunflower earrings? I've just made an Etsy, so check out my store to buy! I'm going to be adding new products in the coming days, so be sure to favorite my shop to stay updated!